Current Cardinals

If Lance Berkman‘s knee surgery indeed turns out to be the straw that broke the Big Puma’s back, then so be it. Berkman can look back at 14 seasons of Major League Baseball with a lot of pride and likely few (if any) regrets. Rather than soulfully mourn his career with some overly dramatic soliloquy, […]

Ok, to be fair, what I’m about to lay on you folks isn’t a perfect equal and opposite of the TOOTBLAN, because the TOOTBLAN specifically does not incorporate caught stealing – but I’m going to use it in this case because I think the theory behind it still applies… How can a Major League Manager […]

Adam Wainwright went 5-0 in his first 5 starts in August with a tidy 1.47 ERA and .203 batting average against, and he looked to some as though he had finally made it all the way back from his Tommy John surgery. Then he blew up his last 2 starts to the tune of 11 […]

Jon Jay plays center field with the same fearless disrespect for inertia and personal safety that Jim Edmonds had when he played the same position years ago. Maybe that’s why so many fans in St. Louis believe Jon Jay deserves a Gold Glove award this year. Maybe he does, and maybe he doesn’t. Carefully consider […]

The last earned run the Cardinals scored came on Monday evening in the top of the 6th inning against the Pirates. Matt Holliday hit a home run off of A.J. Burnett, and that’s the last time the team scored an earned run. Since that moment, opponents hold a 22-0 earned run advantage. So, during the […]

Barring a statistical collapse by the likes of Andrew McCutchen and David Wright, the possibility of someone from the Cardinals taking home the NL MVP hardware this year seems remote at best. That does not necessarily mean that one or more players has not earned the right to be mentioned in the MVP debate, but […]

Take a close look at the above image. It’s Josh Harrison of the Pirates propelling his body into catcher Yadier Molina. Some will call it a clean baseball play. Some may even call it a “scrappy”, “hard-nosed”, or “gritty” play. Call it what you like. I call it a gutless, bush league move made by […]

The lineup for tonight’s game against the Pirates has just been posted. It does not contain the name “Freese”. He has not seen action since the game he was hit on the wrist by a pitch in Cincinnati. Matheny has since had the opportunity to call upon a right-handed pinch hitter in important situations, and […]

Indeed, as the marketing campaign for the Cardinals says, “We Are Cardinal Nation”. At least that’s what I’ve been hearing. Seems a bit pompous at times, but I suppose winning the World Series of American Baseball entitles the victor to a short bombastic honeymoon. If you only see the officially released campaign material, you might […]

Cardinals just announced that the team has reached an agreement with pitcher Jake Westbrook that keeps him in St. Louis through at least the 2013 season and possibly the following year as well. The deal basically guarantees his previous mutual option of $8.5M for 2013 and adds a new mutual option for 2014. The deal […]